It looks like Nokia’s push to expand their online services is about to get a big boost in the GPS navigation department. Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia has just announced their plans to buy US-based navigation map-maker Navteq for a reported $8.1 billion. The buy-out has been approved by both companies’ board of directors and will…
Apple and Orange still negotiating iPhone deal?
Wait, didn’t Orange and Apple just announce their partnership to bring the Apple iPhone to France? In fact, they did – just last week. But, according to Reuters, the two companies are still struggling to come to agreeable terms in the revenue sharing model that Apple is demanding from all potential iPhone carriers. With T-Mobile…
Google Calendar, Reader, Mail revamped for iPhone
If you’re an iPhone-owning Google Calendar/Reader/Mail addict, then you’ll be glad to hear that Google has tweaked their Calendar, Reader and Mail web-applications to work more nicely with the iPhone’s Safari browser. The new Mobile Gmail interface has lost a bit of weight and now loads pretty quickly. Google Reader has also dropped some weight…
Australian mobile users getting blocked from MySpace Mobile – down with MySpace
As if MySpace wasn’t having enough trouble keeping up with the looming threat that is Facebook, the social-networking uber-site is blocking Australian mobile users from accessing the MySpace Mobile site. Apparently, MySpace has an exclusive deal with Australian wireless carrier Optus and is blocking mobile access to any user not logging in through the Optus…
Apple announces O2 as UK iPhone carrier – just like we expected
Well, it looks like the Apple Press Event in London was exactly what we expected – that is to say, Apple has just announced their European partners for iPhone distribution. This would have been a huge announcement had we not been expecting both O2’s partnership with Apple and Apple’s official announcement at the London press…
Motorola: See you later, Qualcomm, we’re going with Texas Instruments
Maybe it was Qualcomm’s ongoing and seemingly endless patent disputes. Maybe it was Qualcomm’s high prices. Or maybe it was because royalties were too high. All we know is that Motorola has cut ties with Qualcomm as the supplier for future Motorola handsets’ wireless radios (which are responsible for getting those phones connected to a…
US ITC ban on Qualcomm 3G chips put on hold by appeals court
Well, well, well. Look who’s finally getting some good luck. Qualcomm’s recent legal tussles with the likes of Nokia and Broadcom left us feeling tad bit sorry for the San Diego, CA.-based chip-making giant. Now it seems Qualcomm is finally getting a break. Judge Haldane Mayer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…
Glu Mobile and SEGA extend partnership; Sonic titles and Sega Rally coming soon
Following a two-year association between Sega and Glu Mobile, the two companies announced the extension of their partnership that should result in Glu mobilizing and publishing Sega’s titles in the markets of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Apparently, the multi-title deal should bring us such titles as Sonic Golf 2D, Sonic The Hedgehog 2,…
Qualcomm 3G chipsets in good shape – HTC set to launch 10 new Windows Mobile smartphones with Qualcomm 3G chips
Even with the US ITC having banned Qualcomm’s 3G chipsets from US import, the US-based chip-maker doesn’t seem to be hurting for business. Our favorite Windows Mobile smartphone maker, HTC, has announced that they will be launching 10 new WinMo smartphones using Qualcomm’s new 3G technology. HTC is the first smartphone maker to use Qualcomm’s…
US International Trade Commission set to investigate Nokia 3G phones for patent licensing improprieties
It looks like Qualcomm isn’t the only 3G-player to feel the brunt of a United States’ International Trade Commission investigation. Finnish handset-manufacturing giant Nokia is now under the same scrutiny that brought US imports of Qualcomm’s 3G chipsets to a halt. Wireless technology firm InterDigital filed a complaint with the US ITC – alleging Nokia…